Ay Papa Que Rico — Restaurant in Palmdale

This was my first of what will be many visits. Today's order had to be what appears to be their specialty - the grilled/smoked 1/2 chicken combo which comes with black or pinto beans and yellow rice all for $13.99. First, the drumstick. Skin on, moist dark meat with a wonderfully mild, not at all too strong smokey flavor. The smoke is there but it doesn't overpower the meat. PERFECT. Next the breast. Skin on, solid 7.8 - 8.2 in juiciness, excellent texture, same smoke and that wonderful flavor you expect from the white meat breast. This was a delight to eat. It also came with a wing and a thigh, which I'm saving for a late night snack. This 1/2 chicken isn't a giant bird. The breasts you see in the supermaekets are nearly double the size. So this 1/2 bird fit cozily in an 8 inch by 8 inch container. A grilled pepper is included. What I appreciated was the chicken was covered inside the container which seemed to retain the heat and moisture for the ride home. Nice touch! One thing that positions a restaurant for long term success is a menu that offers enough variety so as not to bore the customer. The menu here is extensive!! Its big. I always like to take a shot at something that isn't an obvious specialty item, so I also orderd the Asada sandwich $13.49. This sandwich will cure anyone's hunger standing in at 12 inches. The perfect sandwich has the appropriate amout of fixings for the amount of bread. These folks totally nailed it. On what I assune is a ln Italian roll, might be french as I am not a bread expert, you are given a good amount of asada, cooked onions, and lettuce. This flavorful monster was a wonderful surprise. In a world that is seemingly short on hot sandwiches, this one is a standout. I greedily ate half without hesitation and kept the other half for tomorrow's lunch! I also ordered onion rings $5.99 and was happy with the large portion provided. They are a good standard battered onion ring and not extreamly crunchy. If you like a good safe large portion of this style of onion ring, you won't be disappointed. All in all, I am very happy and...

This place was rather interesting. I'd never been to a place before that required you to pay before seating. But it made the exinstance a lot more streamlined. I ordered the ribs which were interesting enough. They were extremely crispy, tasty delectable with not a whole lot of fat on them. They were extremely flavourful. The rice and beans, which I had chosen Pinto were also extremely delicious. Along with the salsa that they provided with it. I will say that the barbecue sauce wasn't necessarily to my liking. It was very thin runny and almost reminded me of sugar water. But the ribs in itself were absolutely delicious and the rice and beans were an excellent pair. And they provided a good amount of tortillas that actually lasted throughout my meal. All in all, this is a fantastic place with a very warm atmosphere and comforting. People that are working there to ensure that you are taken care of as they check on you fairly frequently. The price point is acceptable, especially for the amount of food that you receive. And honestly this is definitely a place that I would love to bring my family. It's always fantastic to see Latino. Businesses...

I was craving empanadas and was excited when I saw this restaurant open. Unfortunately, the hostess told me that they didn’t have any of the items to make the empanadas. Later on, my husband overheard her offer empanadas to other people. We were told our food would be a 20 minute wait but we waited more than an hour (1hr 15min) Others did too and customers were visibly upset and complaining about it. They eventually brought our food out but let it sit on the counter for 15 minutes (they didn’t call my name) and when the hostess finally gave me her attention, she finally gave it to us. Other people’s food were sitting on the counter too. When we got our food, we realized that they had forgotten an item (after already waiting an hour) and they also didn’t provide utensils or napkins in our to go order. As for the food, I would take my business elsewhere. It wasn’t bad but I’ve had better. Baracoa Cuban Restaurant, Cuban Express and Borinquen have MUCH better food and...